Open Directory - Science: Earth Sciences: Natural Disasters and Hazards
See also: This category in other languages: - Notes from this workshop on the effectiveness of heat related health watch systems. - Companion site to the PBS documentary about the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River. Includes timeline, maps, profiles of people and events, teacher's guide, and info about the film. - Information about a variety of manmade and natural disaster-related websites. Quick reference and access to realtime data. - Volunteer driven resource that lists sites and information, such as charities, news, and relief efforts, relating to natural disasters. - History of the 1986 disaster at Lake Nyos and details of a plan to mitigate the effect of future disasters through degassing. Includes a webcam at Lake Nyos. - Online publications, data, bibliographies, and other information relevant to the sociology of disasters. - Educational information about natural phenomena and different natural disasters. Includes information about the causes of disasters as well as lists of the worst recorded type of each disaster. - US Geological Survey resources on hazards related to earthquakes, landslides, and geomagnetism. - GRIP targets areas of the world where disaster is a major factor in reducing sustainable development. Its objectives are to improve the evidence base for disaster risks and improve risk management strategies. - Provides information on coastal natural hazards (such as hurricanes and shoreline erosion), hazard planning, and things that can be done to reduce personal and economic losses. From U.S. National Sea Grant College Program. - Severe weather records and natural disaster links. - Government Department of Agriculture and Cooperation information resource, including reports on recent and current disasters and information on management initiatives. - Provides information on different types of disasters, courses, education and a forum. - Natural Hazards data and educational information including earthquake, tsunami, and stress data - Web companion to the PBS show, produced by New York's WNET, on natural disasters like earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes. Includes detailed animations, QuickTime movies, survivors' stories, and links. - Organization which measures the impact of weather on people. - Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Information on human adaptation to disaster. - Research and training programs on volcanic and seismic hazards and their mitigation, as well as disaster response. - Public-education gateway to U.S. Geologic Survey information on hazards. - Natural disaster information, probability, statistics links and other information. Also provides survival kits and other survival products
